"So, based on the research and the opinions of several experts, one of the biggest risks to children may be adults who try to shut down the informal learning involved in their use of Internet technologies at home or school."
"Prevention needs to be tailored to risk"
James Gates contributes to CFFCOACHES listserve
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After the webinar a few months back in which Brian Subers, an attorney, talked about AUP's, someone had emailed me to ask a question about whether or not it was required for students to sign an AUP each year. I wrote to Mr Subers to ask him that question.
I received this response from him today:
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There is no hard and fast rule regarding student's signing the AUP. Many District's require students and parents to annually sign a acknowledgment confirming their receipt of the student handbook, which typically contains the student discipline code. Having the students and parents sign an AUP acknowledgment in conjunction with this process would be optimal
Other options would be to have students sign an AUP acknowledgment when transitioning from one school to another, e.g. elementary to middle. Care should be taken to make sure that student's transferring into the school district receive and acknowledge the AUP
Still another option is noting on the acknowledgment form that it remains in effect so long as the student attends the district's schools. Of course, students must be notified of any changes in the AUP.
Thought y'all might be interested in that response.
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Jim Gates
Ed Tech Consultant and PDE Mentor with "21st Century Teaching and Learning"
As many of us are meeting parents and passing out the Acceptable Use Policy for parents and students to sign, this provides the perfect opportunity to remind parents that they too must educate their children about the responsibilities and dangers of the internet.
Keep computer in a central place where you can monitor what children are doing online
Talk with kids about which websites they are allowed to go to, then check the browser history in the computer's web browser menu to see which website have been visited.
Teach kids not to share their or their friends' personal information and never to arrange to meet people they "meet" online.This video is a chilling example on how this can easily happen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHq4CQekTY
Teach kids not share their passwords and to never check "Remember me on this computer" on public computers.
Cyberbullying can be devastating. Teach kids not to e-mail, post, or IM things they wouldn't say to a person, and if they are the target, tell them to leave it on the screen and contact a responsible adult immediately.
Google has partnered with a number of organizations to develop resources for adults to use to help keep kids safe. Some of these can be found at:
"So, based on the research and the opinions of several experts, one of the biggest risks to children may
be adults who try to shut down the informal learning involved in their use of Internet technologies at
home or school."
"Prevention needs to be tailored to risk"
James Gates contributes to CFFCOACHES listserve
show details Jun 8
After the webinar a few months back in which Brian Subers, an attorney, talked about AUP's, someone had emailed me to ask a question about whether or not it was required for students to sign an AUP each year. I wrote to Mr Subers to ask him that question.
I received this response from him today:
"
There is no hard and fast rule regarding student's signing the AUP. Many District's require students and parents to annually sign a acknowledgment confirming their receipt of the student handbook, which typically contains the student discipline code. Having the students and parents sign an AUP acknowledgment in conjunction with this process would be optimal
Other options would be to have students sign an AUP acknowledgment when transitioning from one school to another, e.g. elementary to middle. Care should be taken to make sure that student's transferring into the school district receive and acknowledge the AUP
Still another option is noting on the acknowledgment form that it remains in effect so long as the student attends the district's schools. Of course, students must be notified of any changes in the AUP.
Thought y'all might be interested in that response.
--
Jim Gates
Ed Tech Consultant and PDE Mentor with "21st Century Teaching and Learning"
See Many tutorials for many things
Should we revise our AUP?
Google provides lots to help:
Keeping Students Safe Online
As many of us are meeting parents and passing out the Acceptable Use Policy for parents and students to sign, this provides the perfect opportunity to remind parents that they too must educate their children about the responsibilities and dangers of the internet.Here are a few basic tips:
Google has partnered with a number of organizations to develop resources for adults to use to help keep kids safe. Some of these can be found at:
http://www.google.com/intl/en/landing/familysafety/
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2008/08/now-playing-on-youtube-online-family.html
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/03/common-sense-approach-to-internet.html
Common Sense Media
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/about-us/our-mission